Make Before Break

A podcast about doing meaningful work.

About the show

Frank and Angelo discuss some of the wins and woes they come across in trying to focus on —and even define— meaningful work, in the context of Apple-based software development. Join them in the struggle.

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Episodes

  • Concrete Change Examples

    April 22nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 58 secs

    Frank and Angelo discuss examples of what they've changed in the way they work and how it's worked out for them.

  • How Angelo Works

    April 14th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 2 secs

    In this episode, we dive into how Angelo Gets Things Done: his workspace, his workflows, and his favourite tools.

  • How Frank Works

    April 8th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  45 mins 25 secs

    In this episode, we dive into how Frank Gets Things Done: his workspace, his workflows, and his favourite tools.

  • Alfred Dot App

    April 1st, 2019  |  Season 1  |  46 mins 26 secs

    Frank and Angelo wax poetic about their love for Alfred.

  • Balancing Full-Time Work And Side Projects

    March 25th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 6 secs

    Frank and Angelo discuss the difficulty in balancing full-time work and side projects.

  • Annual planning

    March 18th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  43 mins 7 secs

    Frank and Angelo discuss how they plan for a new year.

  • A Belated 2018 Annual Retrospective

    March 11th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  50 mins 19 secs

    Frank and Angelo share their thoughts on how 2018 went… long after the year ended.

  • Work Is Like A Dance

    March 4th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 4 mins

    Frank and Angelo discuss working preferences, communication, the toxicity of cynicism, and gratitude as a company value. Also, yyyy-MM-dd is the one date format to rule them all.

  • Habits

    February 25th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  56 mins 44 secs

    Frank and Angelo discuss the power of habits, feedback loops, and living life on autopilot.

  • Removing Friction

    February 18th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  59 mins 31 secs

    For the inaugural episode, Frank and Angelo discuss friction — how it affects us, how we try to minimize it, and when it can be a good thing.